Modica, Brewer Named to Preseason All-SEC Team

BY ANDRES FOCIL

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Jonathon Modica and Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas’ top two scorers and recently named captains in a vote of their teammates, have each earned preseason All-Southeastern Conference honors.

The SEC’s first preseason all-conference basketball team was released Thursday with Modica and Brewer each making the second team in a vote of the league’s coaches.

“It’s an honor for them to be recognized by the coaches,” UA head coach Stan Heath says. “This means there are expectations they will have to work hard to live up to and surpass, but they are both very deserving. They are two of our leaders and will play a key role in the amount of success we have this season.”

Modica was a second-team All-SEC selection last year as a sophomore when he was eighth in the league in scoring (16.5 ppg), seventh in field goal percentage (.462) and ninth in free throw shooting (.782). He led the team in scoring 16 times and had nine 20-point games. The Smackover, Ark., native also made the United States Basketball Writers Association All-District VII team.

Brewer earned freshman All-America honors from Rivals.com (second team) and College Basketball News (third), in addition to making the SEC’s All-Freshman team. He was second on the team in scoring (12.2 ppg) while leading the Razorbacks in rebounding (5.5), assists (3.4) and steals (2.0). He was in double figures scoring 18 times, and led the team in assists 15 times and in rebounding eight times.